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  1. Fenrir
    Well, if you don't know any good chirpractors and you're a person with celiac disease and reading this I think it probably makes chiropractors, in general, look bad.
  2. Fenrir
    Yup, I know a couple of chiropractors that would never go this route and now what they are good at and what they can treat. Still, this makes the good ones look pretty bad.
  3. Fenrir
    The nutritional value between the typical gluten-free pasta and regular pasta isn't all the different. Slightly less protein and fiber but otherwise similar. You can even find some gluten-free pastas with slightly better nutritional value. However, if you make a big change to your diet you should expect a change in bowel function for a while as well.
  4. Fenrir
    I find it sort of amusing how Chiropractors want to be taken seriously then do things like this and tell people they can cure all sorts of diseases that we know it isn't possible to do in chiropractic medicine.
  5. Fenrir
    I think the idea of it is good. I think there is probably a need for people who specialize in Celiac Disease and gluten sensativity but I think this should be the field of a person trained in gastroentorelogy and nutritionists, not a chiropractor trained in a chiropractic nutrition school.
  6. Fenrir
    I'm not familiar with the symptoms she is having but I work in a lab as a lab tech so, I'm fairly good at interpretiing lab results. High platelet counts can be see in iflamitory bowel issues such as IBS, Crohn's and Celiac. High lympohocyte counts can be caused by autoimmune related inflammation (could include celiac or crohn's, among other things),...
  7. Fenrir
    Well, yes, I have had light colored stools since before I had my gallbladder out. Still happens sometimes now. Also have floating poop frequently, Both of those can be caused by celiac or a gallbladder issues.
  8. Fenrir
    Unfortunately, all the GI groups around here are pretty busy so I don't get in until the 21st of April.
  9. Fenrir
    Well, starting to seem like i'm lactose intolerant or at least more sensative to it now than I was before. Really massive bloating and gas after eating a cup of yogurt. I'm going to be miserable for a while when I go gluten-free, I eat yogurt and breat pretty much everyday.
  10. Fenrir
    They needed to do 4-6 biopsies in order to be sure they cover enough possible areas that could be affected. So, I would say it is a lot more likely that the biopsy was a false negative than the tTG IgA was a false positive.
  11. Fenrir
    I think sometimes it is very helpful if the patient (like you) go in to the visit having a good idea of what might be wrong. GI issues are complex so the physician can only go on the information the patient gives them and the labs that they can order. So, if the patient can communitcate their symptoms well and even ask for certain things to be checked out...
  12. Fenrir
    Yes, if you cut out gluten and felt better I would just stick to a strict gluten-free diet and see if it goes well.
  13. Fenrir
    I would call and ask to talk directly with your GI doc because the nurse isn't explaining things properly. #1- biopsies can be negative and you can still have celiac. #2- If you have had a tTG blood test done and it was positive, you most likely have celiac. #3- Just because you don"t have stones does not mean you don"t have a gallbladder problem....
  14. Fenrir
    If I'm reading it right they all look normal. So no celiac by blood test, but doesn't mean she doesn't have it. The gold standard is an EGD with biopsies and aven that can be falsely negative. 4 weeks on gluten should be more than enough to make tests positive.
  15. Fenrir
    Well, if that is for the tTG IgA then more than likely you have celiac disease and should probably seek out a good GI doc for further work up.
  16. Fenrir
    Well, typically they have numbers behind the results, not just say positive or negative. The important one of the group would be the tTG IgA, if that is positive (and a true positive) then you most likely have Celiac. I have not come across celiac tests that are qualitative (+/-), most of the time they are quntitative. Now, if you did a home kit...
  17. Fenrir
    The problem with celiac is it can be very hard to get a definative diagnosis. All the blood tests can be negative and you can still have celiac. You can have and EGD done and come back negative and still have celiac. Some people just end up resorting to self treating with a gluten-free diet. However, you should attempt to get a definitive diagnosis for several...
  18. Fenrir
    Depends on the test that you had done but if it was the tTG and it is flagged as being high you have a good chance of having ceiliac.
  19. Fenrir
    The celiac club is definitely not one you want to be a member of but it's better to know you are a member and get feeling better than it is trying to avoid it.
  20. Fenrir
    Looked past tests: Pre gallbladder removal and before testin positive on the tTG IgA test: 01/09/14: Albumin=4.4 Prtoein= 7.4 Bilirubin= 1.2 Direct= 0.4 Alk Phos=116 (50-136) ALT= 62 (8-45) AST= 34 (2-40) Done by two different labs but still not a huge jump.
  21. Fenrir
    At the very least you need to ask your physician to order a tTG IgA and IgA total, these two tests at a minimum will go a long way toward diagnosising most people with celiac.
  22. Fenrir
    If you are getting an actual palpable bulge it's probably not celiac, more likely to be an umbilical hernia. Not sure about your situation but women that have had babies tend to have more issues with them but they are more common in females in general. However, you should consult with you physician so they can properly diagnose the problem.
  23. Fenrir
    Hpefully your GI doctor is well versed in celiac diagnosis (as they should be these days). They should order a panel that includes a tTG IgA and total IgA at the very least. tTG IgA is a pretty solid test for Celiac and the new DGP test is at least as good, if not better than the tTG IgA and EMA testing can be helpfull as well. Genetic testing is almost...
  24. Fenrir
    Well, you sound like a pretty typical person with Celiac disease. Everything you listed is something Celiac can cause. You may in fact be lactose intolerance because celiac can often cause it. So, you can have both at the same time and if you have celiac disease it may go away once you are off of gluten. Yes, you should keep eating gluten so as to avoid...
  25. Fenrir
    I'm assuming that you've probably tried cutting out dairy, but I figured I would mention it just in case.
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